A torch goes out: Edward Kennedy, Senate legend and last in a storied line of brothers

HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — The greatest heights eluded Ted Kennedy over a lifetime of achievement and pain. No presidency. No universal health care, chief among his causes.

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, surviving brother in political dynasty, dies at 77 after cancer battle

HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, last surviving brother in an American political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.

Kids convinced Caroline Kennedy to call off her Senate bid

NEW YORK - Caroline Kennedy, daughter of assassinated US President John F Kennedy, was convinced by her teenage children to get out of the running for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, a new exposé on America’s most storied political family reveals

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